First of all, what was Mohamed (the umpire) looking at? pretty women in the crowd. I didn't expect this from him. Regardless how DP felt (injured or not), it wasn't fair to him. you never know if this point could have turned the match around.

Raonic should have conceived the point. He knew he had touched the net, the crowd knew it too. I'm disappointed with Milos .

Hi Alex,As I recall, the Chair Umpire claimed that his eye was on the ball and not on the bottom of the net, which is valid to me. To me, the question is, should he have done anything after viewing the relay tape? I don't blame Del P being upset ! Anybody would have been in that situation.

well, he should've. They replayed the point on that huge screen a few secs after the point. the Chair Umpire (Mohamed) did nothing, he just apologized, whatever.

I also lost respect for Raonic. Sorry. As much as I love Canadian guys this is a big no, no in my book. I've seen Djokovic and Federer and many other players conceive the point in tight matches. Sorry, I'm pissed more at Raonic than the umpire.

Raonic admitted that he touched the net in his after match press conference and then tried to play stupid.

Wow, Vasek with an easy entry into a Masters semifinal. Clearly the highlight of his career. And I do think he could have beaten Davy if Davy could have played well. Now with a good chance to reach the final as well. His opponent is being decided now.

Gulbis again and again couldn't control his nerves. I was cheering for him. kinda still pissed at Raonic . The crowd was also horrible cheering and clapping for all Ernest's DF, blah ... not cool at all ... I thought Canadians were more civilized.

we'll have now for sure a Canadian guy in the final. I hope it's Vasek .

Its unacceptable for Raonic to go all silent like that when clearly and obviously he did touch the net.This behavior could be labeled as cheating which I'm all against.

I remember Gonzalez-Blake match at Olympics. I'm fan of both players but when Gonzalez didn't admit he touched the ball before it went wide I was really disgusted. Fair play has to prevail always.

Thoughts the morning after:

I don't think it would have made any difference. Del P was way below form anyway, and Raonic was generally playing well.

The subsequent replay tape and the post-match interview made it clear that Raonic knew he had touched the net.

It is unreasonable to expect the Chair Umpire to rule on something he did not see directly. It would set a bad precedent. (Any comment from the resident chair-umps?)

It would have been wise and sportsmanlike for Raonic to have conceded the point. Stains like this, as Lugburz notes, do not wash out easily. Still, all of who have been round a long time have made similar misjudgments in our lifetimes and I sympathize with the young player's dilemma. He was lucky to be on home turf.

Would that we were all as gentlemanly as you Sir.

I feel the same as Alex & Lug.Am quite disappointed in Milos, but I'll keep your wise words in mind as I strive not to judge.

Its unacceptable for Raonic to go all silent like that when clearly and obviously he did touch the net.This behavior could be labeled as cheating which I'm all against.

I remember Gonzalez-Blake match at Olympics. I'm fan of both players but when Gonzalez didn't admit he touched the ball before it went wide I was really disgusted. Fair play has to prevail always.

Thoughts the morning after:

I don't think it would have made any difference. Del P was way below form anyway, and Raonic was generally playing well.

The subsequent replay tape and the post-match interview made it clear that Raonic knew he had touched the net.

It is unreasonable to expect the Chair Umpire to rule on something he did not see directly. It would set a bad precedent. (Any comment from the resident chair-umps?)

It would have been wise and sportsmanlike for Raonic to have conceded the point. Stains like this, as Lugburz notes, do not wash out easily. Still, all of who have been round a long time have made similar misjudgments in our lifetimes and I sympathize with the young player's dilemma. He was lucky to be on home turf.

Even if I believe that it was a terrible moment for DelPo to happen, this is not a point at all.It's definitely not about winning and losing, it's about preserving fair play and honor, which Raonic showed neither.

If he could have just apologized for it after the match, I'd forgive him, but after that terrible presser he just made it worse.

He's even originally from my country, had great respect for him and his attitude on court but now I'm really disgusted. Just showing how unbiased I am with this.

Big majority of the people criticized him for this, and yes he should be lucky this all happened at home crowd, that's why it might fade away sooner.

Damn, watched Gulbis today Such a shame he couldn't do it, he was so close making the semis.

I really like the guy. At first, as most ppl I thought how much of an underachiever he is considering his talent, his laziness etc.But screw it, he's THAT GOOD! I don't care about titles and records, his game is a joy to watch! That fh is a masterpiece, whatever you say. It's tennis. It was all about tennis, and this guy can play tennis. End of story.

Interesting, not even one single comment about the Djokovic/Gasquet match

I think it's just silence before the storm tomorrow.

I'm just trolling on MTF with/against Rafa tards. God, I can't stand them. Honest to God so many stupid people there. Rafa has some great fans there, but majority are just clueless fanatical kids ... then they go 'why does everyone hate Rafa', 'Rafa is the GOAT', 'Rafa owns everybody' blah, blah ... I just don't get it

The only reason I post there is because it's a much busier place and there are many educated smart people but there are too many retards who always manage to spoil a good party.

Damn, watched Gulbis today Such a shame he couldn't do it, he was so close making the semis.

I really like the guy. At first, as most ppl I thought how much of an underachiever he is considering his talent, his laziness etc.But screw it, he's THAT GOOD! I don't care about titles and records, his game is a joy to watch! That fh is a masterpiece, whatever you say. It's tennis. It was all about tennis, and this guy can play tennis. End of story.

Interesting, not even one single comment about the Djokovic/Gasquet match

I think it's just silence before the storm tomorrow.

I'm just trolling on MTF with/against Rafa tards. God, I can't stand them. Honest to God so many stupid people there. Rafa has some great fans there, but majority are just clueless fanatical kids ... then they go 'why does everyone hate Rafa', 'Rafa is the GOAT', 'Rafa owns everybody' blah, blah ... I just don't get it

The only reason I post there is because it's a much busier place and there are many educated smart people but there are too many retards who always manage to spoil a good party.

Thanks alot for dragging that drama queen Nekro back here. That girl needs to get a life. Oh well, school will be back in session soon.Thank goodness she only posts in the soap opera section. :phew:

Pospisil definitely in the moment of his life, at the semis of a Masters. With what everyone's saying about Raonic (I didn't see it), I'm definitely pulling for Pospisil in the semis!

And, on the other side, another Rafa vs. Nole match. Should be fun to watch. I'm honestly pretty scared, though. Rafa's still making random awful errors here and there, and apparently Nole was so lethal against Gasquet that he slaughtered him before they had time to show it on ESPN2 :/ Did anyone see the match? Was Gasquet that bad or was Djoker that good? Or both?

Pospisil definitely in the moment of his life, at the semis of a Masters. With what everyone's saying about Raonic (I didn't see it), I'm definitely pulling for Pospisil in the semis!

And, on the other side, another Rafa vs. Nole match. Should be fun to watch. I'm honestly pretty scared, though. Rafa's still making random awful errors here and there, and apparently Nole was so lethal against Gasquet that he slaughtered him before they had time to show it on ESPN2 :/ Did anyone see the match? Was Gasquet that bad or was Djoker that good? Or both?

Didn't see the match. I just figured Nole would win.

I'm looking foreward to the match today, I'm picking Nole but haven't seen much of him lately.

When Cincy starts interest will definitely pick up. The top players will try to get their game in the best level and do well for a confidence boost coming into the USO.

If I want to know about soap operas I'll just ask some grandmas about it, don't think even little girls watch them anymore I certainly don't need it on TENNIS forums ------------------------------------------------------------

I hope todays SF between Nadal and Nole will be more interesting than Wimbly final. Nadal could make Nole to go all offensive, which will definitely make this match a lot more interesting.

Interesting, not even one single comment about the Djokovic/Gasquet match

I think it's just silence before the storm tomorrow.

I'm just trolling on MTF with/against Rafa tards. God, I can't stand them. Honest to God so many stupid people there. Rafa has some great fans there, but majority are just clueless fanatical kids ... then they go 'why does everyone hate Rafa', 'Rafa is the GOAT', 'Rafa owns everybody' blah, blah ... I just don't get it

The only reason I post there is because it's a much busier place and there are many educated smart people but there are too many retards who always manage to spoil a good party.

Thanks alot for dragging that drama queen Nekro back here. That girl needs to get a life. Oh well, school will be back in session soon.Thank goodness she only posts in the soap opera section. :phew:

well MT, I tried too hard to be logical with her/him. It didn't work out. I learned my lesson. She/he is just another Herc's recruit. I won't bother any more.